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Siankaba is located 40 kilometres from Livingstone, home of the world famous Victoria Falls. For this reason alone thousands of people visit Livingstone every year. Some of these people stay close to the village of Siankaba just west of the town. The village of Siankaba is home to approximately 100 people. The lodge here is staffed mainly by local people from the village of Siankaba and its neighbour, Siandavo and provides an income for many of its families.
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The current projects at Siankaba Village are The School, The Clinic and The Tailoring Project |
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The School |
The local middle basic school at Mandia serves surrounding villages in a 10 kilometre radius and educates 350 children between the ages of 7 and 14 years.
The U Foundation in partnership with the lodge has recently funded an additional classroom which will enable children from 14 years to 16 years to continue their education at the school.
We have sent desks, chairs and sports equipment to the school over the past two years and have donated money for those who leave Mandia Basic School and wish to further their education. |
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| The Clinic |
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The clinic at Mandia supports 15,000 people from the surrounding villages. They have benefited from donations which include medical supplies and equipment. It is our aim to continue to better the health care provision for the people of this area.
HIV/AIDS is devastating the population of sub-Saharan Africa and Siankaba is no different. The U Foundation cannot help everyone, but it is helping to further education and awareness of this disease amongst the local people. |
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| The Tailoring Project |
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| The tailoring project is currently in its infancy with one teacher and one student. Our aim is to expand this to include several students over time. Limitation at present is space and the number of sewing machines available. |
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